Bag-holder.



S. W. ANDERSON.

BAG HOLDER. APPLICATION P'ILED MAR. a, 1915.

Patented May 27, 1913.

mgr W W WITNESSES J PZW I SAMUEL W. ANDERSON, OF SPOKANE, WASHING'LON.

BAG-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 27, 1913.

Application filed March a, 1913. Serial No, 751,697.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAM EL W. ANDER- SON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of \Vashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bag holders, and has for its primary object to provide a simple,

strong, durable and inexpensive device for:

supporting paper bags of diflerent sizes in systematic and convenient position, such device being particularly adapted for use in retail stores.

A further object is to provide a bag holder adapted for being filled by bagslin packages as received from the factory without any readjustment thereof and one that will hold such bags in such position and relative relation to each other, that a single bag may be speedily and readily removed without disturbing the remaining bags in their systematic, uniform and rigid holding positions.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the particularconstruction, arrangement and combination of partsheremaftcr described, reference being herein had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification, in which Figure 1, is a front elevation of a horizontally arranged rack adapted for retaining a series of the bag holders on each side thereof and to which 'onefof the bag holders is attached. Fi 2, is an end view of Fig. 1, showing, ho ever, abag holder attached to each side thereof. Fig. 3 isa side elevation of a vertically arranged rack adapted for retaining a series of bag holders in vertical arrangement, together with the bag holders attached thereto and packages of bags shown in the lower holders. Fig. 4, is

a frontelevation of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5, is

' a-perspective viewof one of the bag holders detached.

Referring to the detail construction, the

- bag holderproper is constructed of a single wire having a bottom front horizontally arrangedsupport 10, vertically arranged front supports 11- connected therewith, horizontally arranged base supports12 at each side,

vertically arranged rear supports 1 3.at each porting means on a wall or other convenient place. The vertically arranged rear side supports 13ers looped over the horizontally arranged portions 14* as at 20 serving as a reinforcing supporting means for the load to be placed in the holder and to add to the general stability of the construction. Loops 21 are formed at the juncture of the parts nish a means for supporting the tops of the bags in the holders when required and is as shown in Fig. 5, the ends 22 engaging the loops 21, horizontallynrranged portions 23 reaching therefrom,vertically arranged portions' 24 extending downwardly. loops 25 being formed atthe bottom and extending outwardly from the vertically arranged portions 24 and a horizontally arranged portion 26 reaching inwardly from the loops 25 and extending across the holder and having a U shaped curve-27 at the center. The Ushaped curve 27 is to provide a spring like feature,to the horizontally arranged portion 26 so that 'the loops 25 may be readily thrown in and out of engagement with the portions 14" of the side supports 14. This separate wire support is used when the holders are used separately from the racks 18 and 19 and when suspended from the rack 18, but is not required when used with the rack 19 only to .support the bags occupying the, uppermost holder, which is shown in place in Figs. 3 .and

The bags 28 are placed in the holders as shown in. Figs. 3 and 1 in packages folded as received from the bag factory with the bottom portions 29 folded up against the bags 28, the bags being placed in the hold-' ers with the bottom portions 29 turned to the front so that bags may be readily removed singly by a hand hold on portion 30, without disturbing the remaining bags. Eyelets3l are arranged in the. rack 18 to which the bag holders are attached. A Wire 32 may be bent to form a loop 33 and be attached to the rack 19 as at34 b means of which the rack 19 may be suspen ed from a position onthe wall or other convenient 70 15 and 16. A separate wire is bent to fur- Y place. The rack 18 is adapted for horizontal suspension over a counter or other convenient place.

When the holders are used separately and suspended from a nail or hook, they are constructed as shown in Fig. 5, but when they are attached to racks as shown in the remaining figures the horizontal rear support 16 is omitted.

What I claim is,

i 1. In a bag holder, a single wire bent to form a bottom front support, a horizontally arranged base support, vertically arranged parallel rear supports, vertically arranged parallel side supports near the top ofthe holder, vertically arranged parallel top rear supports and a top horizontally arranged rear transverse support connecting the top side supports, the said setsof rear supports and the side supports being brought into interlocking engagement with each other to form a rigid, reinforced strong mechanismsubstantially as described.

2.-In a bag holder, a single wire bent to form a bottom front support, a horizontally arranged base support, vertically arranged parallel rear supports, vertically arranged parallel side supports near the top of the holder, vertically arranged parallel top rear supports and a top horizontally arranged rear transverse support, together with a separate wire tiltably connected to the upper rear corners of said holder and bent to extend downwardly at each side of said adapted to being brought into lockingengagement with the side supports then bent inwardly and extending horizontally across the holder with a U shaped bend at the cen ter thereof, substantially-as described.

3. In a bag holder, a single wire bent to form a bottom front support, a horizontally arranged base support, vertically arranged parallel rear supports, vertically arranged parallel side supports near the top of the holder, vertically arranged parallel top rear supports and a top horizontally arranged rear transverse support, together with a separate wire tiltably connected to the upper rear corners of said holder and bent to extend'downwardly at each side of'said holder, to form outwardly extending loops adapted to being brought into locking engagement with the side supports then bent inwardly and extending horizontally across the holder with a U shaped bend at the center thereof, substantially as described, and a rack adapted for supporting a series of said holders in horizontal arrangement, pivoted thereto, such rack being adapted for suspension above a counter or the like, substantially as described. I i

In' testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL W. ANDERSON, Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. KAYE, GEO. EQCANFIELD. 

